grind
verb
noun
ɡraɪnd
verb
1
INTO SMALL PIECES
变成碎末
a.
also
又作
to
break
something
such
as
corn
or
coffee
beans
into
small
pieces
or
powder,
either
in
a
machine
or
between
two
hard
surfaces
b.
to
cut
food,
especially
raw
meat,
into
very
small
pieces
by
putting
it
through
a
machine
[美] 〔用机器将食物，尤指生肉〕绞碎;
T | AmE BrE
freshly
ground
pepper
现磨的辣椒粉
ground
beef
牛肉末
2
SMOOTH/SHARP
光滑的/锋利的
to
make
something
smooth
or
sharp
by
rubbing
it
on
a
hard
surface
or
by
using
a
machine
磨光，磨利
T
a
stone
for
grinding
knives
and
scissors
磨刀剪的石头
The
lenses
are
ground
to
a
high
standard
of
precision.
镜片被磨到很高的精确度。
3
PRESS
挤压
a.
to
press
something
onto
a
surface
and
rub
it
with
a
strong
twisting
movement
b.
to
press
hard
against
something
用力挤压
T always + adv/prep I always + adv/prep
grind
sth
into
sth
He
dropped
a
cigar
butt
and
ground
it
into
the
carpet
with
his
heel.
他扔下雪茄烟头，用脚后跟把它踩进地毯里。
He
ground
out
his
cigarette
on
the
window
ledge.
他在窗台上把香烟按灭。
[+
against/together
]
as
these
plates
(=large
areas
of
land)
grind
against
each
other
随着地壳板块的互相挤压
4
grind your teeth
to
rub
your
upper
and
lower
teeth
together,
making
a
noise
把牙齿磨得嘎嘎响
5
grind to a halt
a.
if
a
vehicle
grinds
to
a
halt,
it
stops
gradually
b.
if
a
country,
organization,
or
process
grinds
to
a
halt,
its
activity
or
the
process
gradually
stops
〔国家、组织或进程〕逐渐停顿，慢慢瘫痪
Traffic
ground
to
a
halt
as
it
approached
the
accident
site.
车辆在靠近事故现场时慢慢停了下来。
After
two
days
the
talks
had
ground
to
a
halt.
两天之后，谈判进行不下去了。
6
PERFORM A MOVEMENT
做一个动作
to
perform
a
special
movement
in
SKATEBOARDING
or
ROLLERBLADING
,
which
involves
moving
sideways
along
the
edge
of
something,
so
that
the
bar
connecting
the
wheels
of
the
SKATEBOARD
or
ROLLERBLADE
presses
hard
against
the
edge
〔作滑板运动或溜冰时〕碾磨边沿
7
to
treat
someone
in
a
cruel
way
for
such
a
long
time
that
they
lose
all
courage
and
hope
〔长期地〕欺压，压迫〔某人〕;
I’ve
never
let
male
colleagues
grind
me
down.
我从来都没有让男同事欺负过我。
8
to
continue
for
an
unpleasantly
long
time
令人厌烦地持续下去
As
the
negotiations
grind
on,
time
is
passing
towards
the
deadline.
谈判没完没了地进行下去，很快就要到最后期限了。
9
to
produce
information,
writing,
music
etc
in
such
large
amounts
that
it
becomes
boring
大量撰写，大量提供〔信息、文字、音乐作品等〕;
Frank
just
keeps
grinding
out
detective
stories.
弗兰克不停地大量撰写侦探小说。
10
to
say
something
in
a
rough,
angry,
or
emotional
way
[书面] 咬着牙说
written
‘You
don’t
love
him,’
he
ground
out.
“你并不爱他！”他咬着牙说。
noun
11
something
that
is
hard
work
and
physically
or
mentally
tiring
苦差事
singular 单数
I
find
the
journey
to
work
a
real
grind.
我觉得上班路上很辛苦。
workers
emerging
from
their
daily
grind
in
the
factory
从工厂每天的繁重劳动中解脱出来的工人
12
a
student
who
never
does
anything
except
study
[美，非正式] 埋头苦读的学生;
C | AmE informal BrE
13
a
movement
in
SKATEBOARDING
or
ROLLERBLADING
,
which
involves
moving
sideways
along
the
edge
of
something,
so
that
the
bar
connecting
the
wheels
of
the
SKATEBOARD
or
ROLLERBLADE
presses
hard
against
the
edge
〔作滑板运动或溜冰时的〕碾磨边沿动作
C